Bag.



W. J. MUELLER.

BAG.

APPLICATION 11mm MAR. 1, 1911.

1,104,308, Patented July 21, 1914.

Mm I Q S/wu Qxolv I fixsorwvmg new enfainr WILLIAM J". MOELLER, OF WYOMING, OHIO,,ASSIG1\TOR TO TIIE PHILIP CAREY MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF LOCKLAND, 01-110, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed March 1, 1911. Serial No. 611,605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. MOELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wyoming, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bags as articles of manufacture.

The object of my invention is to save material in the construction of bags, thereby reducing the cost, and to render the bags more convenient for tying and easier to.

empty into receptacles without spilling than otherwise. I

Heretofore in the construction of bags they have been formed rectangular in shape,

with a mouth. oropening extending entirely across one end. When so constructed,

a large amount of the open end of the bag is required to be gathered together in tying, thus materially reducing the capacity of the ba My invention enables a bag: to be constructed out of much less material, and at the same time having the same capacity,

when tied shut as bags of the ordinary construction.

My invention consists in forming the bag at its upper or open end with a cut away portion at one side forming an outwardly extending narrow or contracted neck which may be readily gathered in tying, and which forms a spout through which the contents may be easily discharged without spilling when emptying the bag.

My invention also consists in the bag as herein claimed.

In the accompanying drawing which serves to illustrate the construction and use of my invention: Figure 1 is a diagram? matic view of a strip of material showing how the material may be cut without'waste. Fig. 2 is a side view. showing the shape of the bag after it is sewed or stitched, and showing by dotted lines at the top thev size and shape of a bag of the same capacity when made in the usual way, when said bags are tied shut. Fig. 8 is a perspective view when the bag is filled with material and tied. Fig. 4 is a section on the line H of Fig. 2.

In the manufacture of bags in accordance with my invention, I preferably take a strip of material 1, and cut it into the parts2 in the manner shown in Fig. 1, thus cutting the material. for each bag in such manner as t permit of no waste of the goods. Each par;- 2 is then folded longitudinally on the dotted line 3, and is secured and formed into a bag by stitches or seams 4, as saown in Fig. 2.

The bag as thus formed is provided with an outwardly extending contracted neck or 'mouth 5 and the amount of goods saved in the construction of each bag is represented by the space 6 between thetop of the bag illustrated in Fig. 2 and the dotted line 7 at the top" thereof. The bag may be filled through the mouth 5 and then tied, as illustrated in Fig. 3, or it may be first tied in that manner and then filled through an opening provided with a valve at the other end of the bag, in the manner that cement bags are now commonly filled.

' The bags made in accordance with my invention are preferably. constructed of canvas 0r burlap, but may be made of any fiexi ble material, such as paper, duck or the like. These bags so constructed are especially adapted and intended for use as cement bags, but they will also be valuable as wheat sacks andmay be formed of paper to great advantage for flour sacks, and for other purposes.

My invention is capable of some modification without material departure from its scope or spirit.

The importance and value of my invention will be apparent when the nature and vast extent of the bag industry is considered, and the saving and advantages are consequently very great.

In addition to the various other advantages of my invention, when the bag is used for cement and the like and. it is desired to close the opening by sewing as is commonly done, after the bag has been filled, agreat saving in labor is effected by having a comparatively small opening (such as is obtained by my invention) to sew up.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a bag cut away to form anoutwardly extending contracted neck and opening at the top on one side thereof, and suitable means for closing said opening, substantially as set forth and for the purposes specified.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bag having a longitudinal seam, said bag being cutaway at the top adjacent said longitudinal seam to form an outwardly extending contracted neck and opening, at one side of tending open neck at one side thereof, and the top of the bag, and suitalile means for means for closing said neck. tyin said outwardly extem ins neck to t v close said opening substantially 5 s set forth WILLIAM MOFJLLEL' and for the purposes specified. Witnesses:

3. A bug comprising a main body portion JAMES ll RAMSEY, and provided with a tapered outwardly ex- E. L. MURRAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Zatente. Washington, D. G. 

